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May 27, 2013

Thrift Share Monday - Memorial Day

I found this 1970's radio at a sale on Saturday. I thought it would be perfect for my space at Mod Sonoma. I had written out my tag and was nearly ready to price it when I thought that it was about time to start up Thrift Share Monday again. I'll be writing soon about why I took such a long break from ATG. I placed the radio on top of a newly thrifted shelf unit in my kitchen and took a couple pictures. I stood back from the radio and realized how much I loved it. Next I made the mistake of plugging it in and tuning in to my favorite local radio Y100.9.

When those deep notes poured out from the vintage speaker, I knew I had to keep it. I had paid $20 for the radio and knew that I couldn't ever buy anything as high quality for that price. I sighed, recycled my priced tag and sat down to listen to my new radio. #radiobliss

The decision to keep or sell is something most of us experience on a daily basis. The best benefit of keeping an item is that if we ever change our mind, we most likely still have the option to sell months or years down the line. It's one of the fabulous job perks of being a thrifter.

Did you go thrifting this weekend?

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of Thrifting. As a
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are able to connect through the
process of buying second hand, selling
and sharing.

Comments

yay! so glad you're back. i've missed thrift share mondays. it's so fun to see what you've found and what others are sharing. LOVE that radio and i can totally see how this would find its way into your heart and home.

Hi, it's my first time to join in with thrift share Mondays ( I followed a link on a living space). I love your radio, they don't make 'em like they used to! Anything from the 70's is on a winner with me every time. :-)

Fab radio! That is SUCH a beautiful thing! I am not much of a re-seller but I really need to be #crowdedcrazyclutteredhouse

I used to join in your linky but haven't for a LONG time.. (my computer capability can't always handle all the 'data' on your blog - true story!! It goes offline when I get to your blog - that's its way of handling the overload-doh! I need to upgrade...)... but I managed it today!

I was pondering why you were missing in action. I assumed you were focusing hardcore on your new home, family, reselling biz, and the antique mall space which you have appointed BEAUTIFULLY. Looking forward to reading your next post and I hope all is well with you.